The battle for AI talent has intensified between Meta and OpenAI, with the scarce resource driving offers into the billions. Meta poached 8 OpenAI researchers in just two weeks in June 2025, while OpenAI responds with its own talent development program that recruits 30 residents annually at $210,000 yearly
More than 40% of current agentic AI projects will be cancelled by the end of 2027 due to escalating costs, unclear business value and inadequate risk controls, according to Gartner research. Many companies are investing in early-stage experimental projects that are primarily driven by hype and often misapplied. A January
The Czech government banned the use of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's services in public administration on July 9, 2025, due to data security concerns. Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced that the decision followed a warning from the national cybersecurity watchdog, noting that DeepSeek, as a Chinese company, is
Google unveiled an updated preview version of Gemini 2.5 Pro on 5th June, which achieved a 24-point Elo rating increase on the LMArena leaderboard, maintaining its leading position with 1470 points. On the WebDevArena leaderboard, it rose to 1443 points with a 35-point Elo increase, securing the top position.
Pinwheel introduced its latest product on July 2, 2025, a smartwatch designed for children that features a built-in AI chatbot called KidGPT. The new device, priced at $149, combines child location tracking and parental controls with a specially optimised AI assistant that includes age-appropriate content and safety restrictions. Pinwheel, which
Hitachi Energy CEO Claudio Facchin warned in July 2025 that sudden energy consumption spikes caused by AI systems pose a significant risk to global power supply stability. The root of the problem lies in the operation of AI data centres, which have extremely intensive but unpredictable energy demands, presenting a
In June 2025, Anthropic published the "Project Vend" experiment where Claude AI operated a virtual vending machine that, after initial success, quickly deteriorated. During the 31-day experiment, Claude, granted full decision-making autonomy, initially performed well, increasing revenue by 30% in the first week and achieving positive customer satisfaction
Forty-six leaders of Europe's largest companies called on the European Commission to delay the implementation of the Artificial Intelligence Act in an open letter published on July 4, 2025. The chief executives specifically requested a "two-year clock-stop" before key obligations enter into force, affecting both the
The introduction of Google's AI Overviews in early 2025 has significantly reduced traffic to publisher websites, raising serious concerns about the sustainability of digital media companies. Users are increasingly less likely to click through to publishers' sites as they receive the information they seek directly on Google&
Italy's data protection authority (Garante) has imposed a €5 million fine on Luka Inc., the developer of the Replika chatbot, for processing user data without a proper legal basis, providing inadequate privacy notices, and failing to implement effective age verification systems until February 2023. The Garante temporarily blocked
WOOHOO, the first fully AI-operated restaurant, will open its doors on August 15, 2025, in Dubai, marking a significant milestone in hospitality automation and practical applications of AI technology. The restaurant is being jointly developed by the Dubai Future Foundation and Emirates Hospitality Group, and will be located in the
Google DeepMind unveiled AlphaGenome on 25 June 2025, an AI model capable of processing DNA sequences up to 1 million letters long and predicting thousands of molecular properties simultaneously. The model focuses on interpreting non-coding regions that comprise 98% of the human genome and play crucial roles in regulating gene
